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My pokemon Heart gold team, help!

This is my team... (I have 7 pokemon, don't know which to drop. Also, I am going to re-breed and iv/ev(help on moves and what to train with ev/iv) train them, so I'm just going to list the seven pokemon.)

Well thats a pretty good team I found although Rhyperriors stats at lv 100 are amazing he loses health quickly. And if you can get leftovers for them all (leftovers is an item that restores health every turn)

Well, before I start, I think there are some key points that you should know about before making a moveset.

• Unless using a gimmick, you should generally use movesets that work with the Pok&#233;mon's best attacking stat. This means, for example, making Gengar into a special attacker as its base SpAtk is far higher than its Atk.
• You should try to vary the types of move used on each Pok&#233;mon. For example, using multiple Psychic moves on Alakazam is a waste because it makes for very poor coverage.
• You should see how your types work together. Try not to have too many weaknesses to one type, for example.

With that said, here are my suggestions...

~ Gengar
This guy should always be running a Special moveset, except for Explosion and Focus Punch, which are gimmicks at best imo. For this reason, I think a moveset such as this would work well;
• Gengar @ Life Orb
• Timid Nature
• 4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe
~ Shadow Ball
~ Thunderbolt
~ Energy Ball / HP[Ice]
~ Focus Blast

This moveset uses some of Gengar's best special options to wreak havoc. Shadow Ball is for reliable STAB, Thunderbolt for coverage. Energy Ball is a fine choice for this moveset, but if you are willing to breed for it, then HP[Ice] is a better choice as it provides BoltBeam coverage. Finally, Focus Blast is for types like Steel and Rock that can give this set trouble, although it should only be used in an emergency as it has very low accuracy.

Pure physical. The moves give you the best coverage you can get from a Physical Arcanine imo, and Extremespeed is in there for some nice priority and revenge killing. The choice of Item and Nature is yours, go with whatever matches your playstyle best.

This is my team... (I have 7 pokemon, don't know which to drop. Also, I am going to re-breed and iv/ev(help on moves and what to train with ev/iv) train them, so I'm just going to list the seven pokemon.)

A pretty straightforward moveset here. Four Special Attacks let you take full advantage of Alakazam's high Base SpAtk. Psychic is for a powerful STAB, while the other three attacks provide very good coverage. As with before, Focus Blast is your "last resort" move. Wise Glasses as the item since Choice Sets can get annoying IG, and Alakazam doesn't like the residual damage from Life Orb.

~ Lapras
As with Arcanine, Lapras has a couple of options available to it.

A Dragon Dance set for a potentially powerful sweeper. I know that having a Priority Move on a Dragon Dance set sounds weird, but there's no real alternative. The EVs give you a lot of bulk, and allow you to outspeed the Neutral Base 70s after a single DD. However, you may want to up that to 80 if you want to get past Max. Spe 70s and Neutral 80s.

A straightforward Special Attacker. It has Surf and Ice Beam for STAB, with Thunderbolt thrown in there for maximum coverage. Finished off with Toxic, as Lapras is a bulky enough Pokémon to use it well without having to have a moveset built around it. The HP EVs let you hit a Leftovers Recovery Point +1, the 176 SpAtk EVs hit a Jump Point and have you at a reasonable 275 SpAtk, which will at least dent most things. The remaining EVs are distributed between Def and SpDef; 96 Def hits another Jump Point, and puts you at a nice 220 Def, then the remaining 44 can be dumped into SpDef.

This set utilises what is, imo, the only useful Entry Hazard IG. It's a pretty straightforward set, really. Just come in, Sleep the target, then set up and hit hard with one of your two STABs. Despite its terrible coverage, I chose Sludge Bomb because of its chance of poison, making this a pseudo Double Status set.

Now, in its current state, your team has QuakeEdge weakness, as Peacemaker correctly identified and neither Rhyperior nor Dragonite will help you with this. I'd recommend something, but only if you are willing to use Pokémon outside of the ones normally found in HGSS. If you are, then tell me.

What would you consider being the sixth pokemon? I don't have my old pokemon games, so I would have to ask one of my friends for that pokemon *Sighs*. What would the last pokemon be? And btw, the only thing I don't understand is how to learn all the moves for each pokemon without cheating... (Tm's in the wild?)

As for your other question, you can probably ask around on the Trade Forums here. Although most of the suggested moves can be re-obtained in some way. Check the main site for details on where to get the TMs.